BBC ‘must answer questions’ about whether Huw Edwards offences were known | Tim Luckhurst

“There are legitimate questions to ask of the BBC, and the BBC will have to be completely transparent about answering them and about investigating thoroughly.”

The BBC "must answer questions" about how much the corporation knew about the offences its former star newsreader Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to, which include viewing 41 indecent images of children as young as seven, says Professor Tim Luckhurst.

[dc]

When u pay the tv licence fee you are paying the wages of people like Huw Edwards. Cancel now.

[kevinwhite]

Don't worry BBC, your reputation couldn't possibly slip any lower.

[georgedavidson]

bbc needs to answer just why this keeps happening at the bbc. just how bad is the infestation of pdf files at the bbc.

[gwheregwhizz]

It's not what the BBC knew about Edwards that's concerning the BBC, it's what Edwards knows about what's going on at the BBC. He probably knows too much about too many.

[dr.impossibleofcounterpunc]

Love the way Edwards just breezed into court like Royalty with his expensive dark glasses on....laughable beyond belief.

[ghostdog]

He has been released on police bail? What the actual f***? Anyone else would have been remanded.

[hocuspocus]

Of course they knew. They knew about Saville

[MarkABE]

I am only speculating, but it does occur to me that, if Huw Edwards had been paid a realistic salary, for example, say, £75, 000 a year, he would have descended into the sort of lifestyle which he did. Paying someone huge amounts of money tends to make them feel important, with a sense of entitlement, invulnerable, etc. If the BBC had paid him a salary which had meant that he had to keep his feet firmly on the ground, might he have ended up differently? I may be wrong, of course. Is reading the news really that difficult? Is it really necessary to pay those obscene salaries to someone who, after all, does nothing more than sit at a desk and read out what has been prepared for them?

[yelinmanu]

He gets 500, 000 for nothing. He definitely has other victims

[kevinwhite]

Didn't the BBC know about J Saville for a long time 😮

[brittrubin]

‘ something has gone spectacularly wrong ‘ yes indeed it has, he was caught !

[lancemaleski]

How does anybody take this radio station seriously? Legitimate questions…..FFS.

[lewisner]

The coping is incredible in this clip. She mentions "overcrowded prisons" as if thats a reason not to send him to prison.

[handsandwiches]

Do they know about the statues they have around BBC headquarters?
Yes, shameful corporation.

[politirel]

Only an enabler would give the BBC any money.

[jonahspiper]

As prison space is at a premium, surely a community sentence would be appropriate for such a high profile media professional. 12 month’s presenting Times Radio?

[Richard_Gatecliffe_Photography]

It would seem inconceivable that this would not be escalated to the Crown Court.

[agyemanboaten]

I doubt he publicised that he watching indecent child pictures so how does the BBC check this. Your employer has no access to your private hardware.

[alanwilkinson]

If the BBC knew about it, they turned a blind eye, and we will never know

[LAMF]

He won't receive a jail term because of 'mental health'.